Microsoft's AI Futurist explains how he uses Copilot and the real-world problems enterprises are solving with agents
Summary
At Build 2026, Microsoft emphasized agents are rapidly moving into production in enterprise systems, announcing Microsoft IQ as a context layer across GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Foundry, and Copilot Studio, along with Work IQ APIs, Fabric IQ, Foundry IQ, and Web IQ. It also launched Scout, a personal work agent, and seven new MAI models including MAI-Thinking-1. Microsoft AI Futurist Marco Casalaina (former VP of Azure AI products) spoke with VentureBeat about agent strategy and model-choice philosophy.
Why it matters
This event highlights Microsoft's major product updates in AI agents and models, along with key figure Marco Casalaina's insights on Microsoft's AI strategy.
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